A sixth police officer has been sacked for his involvement in the death of Tyre Nichols, who was beaten by police last month. Mr Nichols was left in a critical condition after several officers punched, kicked and hit him with a baton in Memphis, Tennessee, after he was pulled over on suspicion of reckless driving
Month: February 2023
LA-based rising star ROSSY has announced the initial phase of her first-ever debut headline tour “HEAVENS DOOR” alongside dance music tastemakers Brownies & Lemonade, ahead of the release of her highly anticipated debut EP, Heavens Door, slated for release on HARD Recs. The tour comes hot off the heels of the success of her December
The box office is heating up this weekend with two new highly-anticipated releases: M. Night Shyamalan’s latest thriller Knock at the Cabin and based-on-a-true-story football comedy 80 For Brady. The latter has four legendary actresses, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field and Rita Moreno, all teaming up to play a group of friends who decide
China has claimed the flight of an “airship” over the US was an accident and accused politicians and the media of taking advantage of the situation. The US claims the craft is a suspected spy balloon and said it had committed a “clear violation” of US sovereignty. China insisted it is used for meteorological and
This week across the book banning social media world, a new guidebook to inappropriate books across the state of Iowa has been circulating. This 111 page guidebook, put together by Moms For Liberty in Polk County, reiterates that their quest to remove inappropriate books from schools is not about book banning. Indeed, they use the
When writing fashion-style pieces, one almost has to take a mindful approach to the subject of clothing. The things we don’t think twice about in everyday life, we fashion writers take a magnifying glass to and check in on. For this article, we’re mindfully checking in on men’s socks styles and asking: what are the
This sounds like quite the nightmare. Pedro Pascal secured one of the season’s most coveted roles when he got the part of Joel in The Last of Us, but there was a moment when the actor didn’t even believe it himself. He just revealed the “really strange circumstance” surrounding his casting. “I was actually in
by Trevor Kimball, February 1, 2023 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC) Red’s time on television is coming to an end. NBC has announced that the upcoming 10th season of The Blacklist will be the drama’s last. The final episodes begin airing on Sunday, February 26th, at 10:00 PM — the show’s latest in a long list of
Elon Musk did not deceive his investors when he tweeted in 2018 that he had the funding to take Tesla private, a jury has found. Investors had sought to sue the SpaceX owner for billions of dollars because his tweet caused Tesla’s shares to soar, only to crash 10 days later when it became clear
The prime minister is looking to ban people arriving in the UK via small boats from appealing against deportation, Sky News understands. The potential plans have been described as “wrong, unworkable and costly” by the Refugee Council. Rishi Sunak has made stopping Channel migrant crossings one of his five priorities in office, promising to introduce
US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that China’s spy balloon was “detrimental” to “substantive discussions” that were due to take place on his visit. Mr Blinken said he spoke to the director of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Foreign Affairs Office, Wang Yi, on Friday about the postponement of the visit, saying: “Conditions were
By Howard Bloom Two Iranians in their early twenties have just been sentenced to a longer period of time in jail than a murderer. What in the world could they have done to deserve this punishment? Social networking. On October 26th, the two Iranians, Astiyazh Haghighi and her fiancée, Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, posted a video of
Ordley is an Australian newcomer who is crafting his own unique blend of indie-dance/melodic-house music, reminiscent of the sounds of Fred Again, Duskus, The 1975, & Tourist. Over the last few months Ordley has been working on a collection of new music set to release over the next few months. His latest single of this
It’s almost hard to believe it, but we’re nearing the one-year anniversary of the 2022 Academy Awards. While these events always have a few viral moments, none have had the long-lasting effect of Will Smith stepping on stage and slapping Chris Rock on national television. The Oscar-winning actor has been working on his comeback over
London’s FTSE 100 Index has reached an all-time high at 7905 earlier this afternoon. The Financial Times Stock Exchange index of the 100 most valuable companies on the London stock exchange beat the previous record of 7,903.5 set in May 2018. It comes as central banks – including the Bank of England and the US
Journalist and Julia Child’s grandnephew Alex Prud’homme (My Life in France; The French Chef in America) has crafted a finely balanced, scrupulously researched account of gastronomy and culture, history and politics in Dinner With the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House. Even for those of us who paid